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Tasty Nipples

Chewie — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:11:56 +0000

So we were down at the lake the other night. We got together to celebrate Pop’s birthday and we decided to go with a nice evening at the lake so the boys could swim. We ordered pizza to be delivered at the lake, the weather was beautiful and life was grand.

Unfortunately before we got a chance to eat our pizza, Mother Nature screwed us just as she did the last time we were down at the lake. The heavens opened up and we were forced once again to retreat back to the in-laws house (this time we got to be in the house rather than the garage).

However… that’s not the point of this post. Prior to the rains coming, the boys coaxed me into the water to play with them for a few minutes. It’s a man made lake but it’s got some small fish in it which generally swim away before you can even get a glimpse of them. So I’m sitting in the shallow portion of the lake playing with boys and I feel something brush against my back. I didn’t think much of it as there’s some seaweed type stuff in the lake. No biggie.

A minute or two later I feel the same sort of thing and I realize that there may be a fish (or two) bumping into me. Again… no biggie. Until…

CRUNCH…

Something bit my nipple!!! To be fair it was more of a nibble than a real bite, but it was hard enough to draw blood and startling enough to make me scream like a little girl. It didn’t really hurt exactly, but you can rest assured that I was out of that damn water pretty quickly (with the boys in tow wondering what the hell was going on).

The wife took great pleasure in my recounting of this story. To her credit she didn’t out and out laugh, and she managed only a, “Well, now you got some sense of what breast feeding feels like.” Great… I can sleep easier with that knowledge now.

The Walking Dead Compendium One – Comics On TV

Chewie — Wed, 04 May 2011 15:11:39 +0000

There’s been quite a few shows and movies about zombies over the years but I have to say there have been none better than The Walking Dead which recently wrapped its first season on AMC. If you haven’t seen it I’d highly recommend you check it out. Even though it’s on TV, it’s not for the squeamish or faint of heart. You’ve been warned. And while it’s a tremendous show it pales in comparison to its source material.

The Walking Dead first brought us zombie-filled terror in the form of a black and white comic book. The comic run started in 2003 and is written by Robert Kirkman. I’d hate to meet this man in person cause based on his story telling he’s one messed up individual. If you’d think that a black and white comic couldn’t be “gory” you’d be (pardon the pun) dead wrong. Artist Charlie Adlard (and formerly Tony Moore) creates an environment that is nothing short of terrifying.

Without going into too many spoilers, zombies have taken over the world and this book follows the survivor’s plight as they search for a cure and continue to live their lives. The Walking Dead Compendium One collects the first 48 issues into one mammoth book. It’s a great way to get into the story especially if you don’t care about cover art. If you’re a zombie story fan I’d HIGHLY recommend The Walking Dead.

For those that are interested, at the time of this writing there have been 84 issues of The Walking Dead released in single issue format. The first season (6 episodes) of the AMC television series covers roughly the first 6 issues of the comic. Season 2 is set to begin airing on October 31, 2011.

WrestleMania 13 – The Match That Made Austin

Chewie — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:28:27 +0000

Event: WrestleMania 13
Date: March 23, 1997
Venue: Rosemont Horizon (Rosemont, Illinois)
Attendance: 18,197

Brief introduction package on what we’re going to see this evening. Vince, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler on the call which is a great announcing lineup. We get right into the first match.

Four-way Tag Team Elimination Match
The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) defeated The New Blackjacks (Blackjack Windham and Blackjack Bradshaw), The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas) (with Hillbilly Jim), and Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon
I’m not a big fan of tag team wrestling to begin with so I’m certainly not a fan of 4 bad teams wrestling in a tag team elimination match. The Blackjacks quickly get DQ’d and Furnas and LaFon get counted out. Pretty lame way to get down to 2 teams if you ask me. From there, we get a decent tag match between the Headbangers and the Godwinns. In the end the Headbangers get the win. OK match at best obviously on the card to get a lot of talent a spot on the show.

WWF Intercontinental Championship
Rocky Maivia (c) defeated The Sultan (with Bob Backlund and The Iron Sheik)
The first WrestleMania appearance of the man that will eventually be known only as The Rock. Rocky looks good early until he goes for a clothesline on the outside and misses and hits the post instead. (Damn did that look painful). Sultan takes over and we get a rest hold. Sultan has terrible pin attempts throughout the match with a ton of rest holds thrown in. Rocky fights back to a double clothesline spot. Rocky hits a huge belly to belly for a close pin and then follows up with a HUGE cross body off the top. Match would have been over but Sheik is on the apron and breaks the count. Crescent kick by the Sultan followed by a big pile driver. Rocky gets a pin to retain the title out of nowhere. Sultan beats down Rocky post match and Iron Sheik slaps on the Camel Clutch. Out of the crowd comes Rocky’s dad Rocky Johnson to make the save. Super lame finish. Rock and Rocky look like chicken flapping their wings in the middle of the ring.

Hunter Hearst Helmsley (with Chyna) defeated Goldust (with Marlena)
HHH in full blue blood mode here. Goldust in charge from the get go with a nice spot where HHH gets tied up in the ropes OUTSIDE the ring. I can’t remember seeing that particular spot before. After that spot, HHH takes over and lays a beating on Goldust. Chyna standing stoic on the outside, but announcers are referencing and showing her constantly pretty much guaranteeing that she’s getting involved. Marlena is SMOKING hot here (pun completely intended) as this was her “smoke a cigar ringside” phase. Good back and forth action here but the pace of the match feels like we’re waiting for something. Goldust in charge and Chyna finally makes a move toward Marlena. Goldust has his finisher locked in but releases it to go to Marlena’s aide. HHH hits Goldust and he inadvertently throws Marlena into Chyna who throws her around like a rag doll. This allows HHH to hit the Pedigree for the win. Decent match, but obviously the start of a program between these two rather than a resolution.

WWF Tag Team Championship
Owen Hart and The British Bulldog (c) fought Mankind and Vader (with Paul Bearer) to a double countout
Owen and Vader in to get us started. Vader in charge as you’d imagine and hits a Vader bomb relatively early in the match. He goes for his corner drop and Bulldog over to break it up. Bulldog manages to take over and hits a huge suplex on Vader which is damned impressive. Vader’s a HUGE dude. Good teamwork from Mankind/Vader and they take over control of the match. Pretty typical back and forth tag match here with Mankind/Vader generally working to keep Owen on the ring and isolated. Hot tag to Bulldog and Mankind manages to work in the Mandible Claw. They dump out of the ring and Mankind refuses to release the hold. Bulldog selling hit like he’s dead but they both get counted out. Could have been a decent match but had a terrible ending.

Submission Match
Bret Hart defeated Steve Austin
This is the match the made Austin a household name. Not only that, but it started Bret Hart down the path of a heel which was some of the best work in his career in my humble opinion. Forgetting how great the match itself was, these two momentous things alone easily put it in my Top 10 WrestleMania Matches of all time. We start out quick with Austin pouncing on Bret. In quick order, they’re outside of the ring and into the crowd. They’re battling up the stairs of the arena and we get a nice back body drop on the stairs spot. Back in the ring after a few minutes of crowd battling we get an awesome looking swinging neck breaker by Bret. He then starts to work on Austin’s knee obviously setting him up for the Sharpshooter later in the match. Austin manages to hit the Stunner to turn the tide a bit, but there’s no pin falls in the match so it’s irrelevant. A while later, Hart debuts (I believe this was the first time we saw it) the “around the post figure four” which I always liked. Not sure how bad it would hurt, but it looked fucking sweet and Austin sold it like a champ. Hart goes for the “break the ankle in the chair” spot which had been featured on Raw in recent weeks and Austin pops up and WAILS on Bret. Wow. Austin starts in on some submission stuff including a neck crimp and a Boston crab. He goes for the Sharpshooter but Hart gets a thumb in the eye to break it. Back outside and Austin gets whipped into the guardrail and gets busted open. Not sure if this was a legit cut or not but DAMN is he bleeding. This is of course what leads to the most iconic bloodied Austin ever. Blood just POURING out of Austin’s head. He manages to hit a low blow to mount a comeback. Vince makes a reference to the fact that blood doesn’t happen often in the WWF. Austin has Hart wrapped with a mic cord and Hart uses the ring bell to “ring Austin’s bell”. He then locks on the Sharpshooter. This is where you get the shot that’s been in so many montages where Austin’s got blood pouring down his face. Austin almost breaks out but Bret hangs on and reapplies it. Austin “passes out” from the pain/blood loss and special ref Ken Shamrock stops the match. Bret goes after Austin again post match and Shamrock throws him off and squares off against Bret in the ring to a chorus of boos – double turn complete. Austin to face, Hart to heel. Announcers totally talking up Austin and what a bad ass he is. Outstanding match.

Chicago Street Fight
The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) and Ahmed Johnson defeated The Nation of Domination (Crush, Faarooq and Savio Vega) (with Wolfie D, J.C. Ice and Clarence Mason)
This has crap written all over it from the get go. The Nation is in total “blaxploitation” mode. LOD and Ahmed coming out looking awesome in their shoulder pads. No rules, no tags… just a fight. There are all kinds of weapons in the ring and the action is everywhere. Kind of difficult to follow cause there’s so much going on (similar to early in a battle royal or when the Royal Rumble gets busy). Animal goes for a pile driver on the Spanish announce table on Faarooq which was fucking lame. He just kind of knelt down. These street fights are typically nothing more than a cluster fuck and this one is no different. Fire extinguishers, rope, garbage cans, etc. Naturally they eventually introduce the kitchen sink. Eventually, LOD hits their finisher on Crush and follow with a clothesline with a 2×4 for the win. Double Doomsday after the match on Wolfie and J.C. Ice which was pretty cool. In the end I found myself enjoying it more than I thought I would. Good work rate from these guys and they put on a decent match.

No DQ Match For The WWF Championship
The Undertaker defeated Sycho Sid (c)
Shawn Michaels is announced and comes to ring area in street clothes to do commentary for the match. Hi fives around the ring and hamming to the crowd. Give the “Cliq/ NWO/WolfPac” hand signals all around. We get a weak ass promo with Sid before the match doing his “master and the ruler of the world” crap. God is he terrible on the mic. Taker is out first as the challenger in the old school gray outfit from back in the day. They go nose to nose in the middle of the ring and before we really get into it Bret Hart makes his way to ringside. He grabs the mic and starts to bitch at Shawn. He then tells Taker that they’re no longer friends and tells Sid that he’s a fraud. Punch and power bomb from Sid for his troubles and the crowd pops further cementing Hart’s heel turn from earlier. Typical Undertaker to start with some old school moves. Taker comes out of the corner right into a bear hug from Sid. Really? Do we need a rest hold this early? Sid works on the back and is in charge of the match. He throws Undertaker out and through the French announce table. Vince chimes in that this is now a no holds barred match. I’m thinking they realized that Sid fucked up by bouncing Taker through the table so they had to make the switch on the fly. Sid locks in a Camel Clutch and keeps working on the back. Taker has NO offense at all. Side with a super weak “power slam” and tries to go for 3 pins in a row. Taker comes back with a crappy looking “jump high and hit a clothesline” move. Sid back up quickly and they take it outside with Sid into the first row of fans. They’re outside for like a minute with no count out so apparently it’s no holds barred and no count outs now. Sid in charge for quite a while until Taker hits a small offensive burst, a power slam and into a rest hold. Nice spot with a double boot to the face and both guys down. A few minutes later, Taker manages to make an attempt at the Tombstone but Sid reverses is and hits a Tombstone of his own. Sid crosses Taker’s arms over his chest and Taker kicks out. At this point Taker’s “streak” wasn’t what it is today, so this before he kicked out it was looking pretty dicey. Sid throws Taker outside and goes to work. Bret Hart shows up yet again (Jesus Bret… go away) and hits Sid with a chair (huh?). Back in, Taker hits a choke slam but Sid kicks out. Sid fights back and has Taker set up for the power bomb but fucking Bret is back. Sid releases Undertaker and goes after Hart on the apron. Hart give him a “stunner” which sends Sid right into Taker for the Tombstone and the win. I didn’t remember all of the outside interference in this match. I wish The Undertaker could have gotten a clean win but I’m happy to see him get the title. Vince talks about hos Taker is “finally” the champion. Um… hey Vince. Did you forget about Tuesday In Texas? Overall a good title match that sends the fans home happy with Taker getting the belt while forwarding the Bret Hart heel turn.

General Thoughts

Before the event, there was a Free For All match where Billy Gunn defeated Flash Funk. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… there’s a reason these Free For All matches are NOT on the PPV.
It’s amazing how much bigger HHH is currently than he was during this event. I’m not saying he’s roided up, but he might be using steroids.
Funny to hear Jim Ross pimp the AOL chat room during the event. Oh how the times have changed.
There should be a rule that no match on a PPV can end via count out or via outside interference. It’s just fucking stupid and does nothing put piss off the paying customer both at the arena and at home.
The “thumb to the eye” move. It’s been around wrestling for years and everyone just takes it with a grain of salt. Have you ever actually stuck your thumb in your eye? This hurts like a son of a bitch.

The WrestleMania 26 Drinking Game

Chewie — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:22:30 +0000

WrestleMania XXVI will take place on March 28th in Arizona. I’m happy to say that after working through some logistical issues, Pip and I will once again renew our Beeramid tradition! As with years past, we have created these “rules of engagement” which will help us to construct that glorious structure.

The last time Pip and I got together we came dangerously close to “one night one case” and I’m thinking March 28th just may be the night… time will tell. Let’s get it on!

ED NOTE: Looking back over the photos from last year, we realized that we did in fact take down a case that night… too drunk to remember until a year later.

3 drinks when (not if) Bret puts Vince in a sharpshooter
3 drinks for every missed match outcome
Slam a full beer if Undertaker loses
3 drinks for any legend cameo, 5 if they actually get involved in a match
Half a beer for a successful airplane spin
3 drinks for each wrestler who bleeds
5 drinks should someone win by submission
2 drinks for every wrestler who performs their signature move
4 drinks for every wrestler who has their signature move reversed
6 drinks if “Money In The Bank” winner cashes in their title shot opportunity the same night
1 drink for outside interference.
1 drink for every mention of the previous nights HOF ceremonies
Full beer if WM 27 is within driving distance of Cleveland/Indy
5 drinks if Shawn Michaels gets involved (defined as interference for either side that would directly effect the matches outcome) in the Vince/Bret match
3 drinks for any surprise run ins
2 drinks for every unsuccessful attempt from the top rope (holy crap)
3 drinks for the appearance of a midget
4 drinks if someone crawls out from under the ring

Poop Patrol And One Big BANG

Chewie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:49:53 +0000

While all children are different, there is one universal truth when it comes to being a parent… you’re going to change dirty diapers. If you think you’re going to get out of it you’re sorely mistaken. A’s with the boys for the majority of the week on her own so when it comes to the weekend I really do try and do my best to pitch in with diaper duty (and everything else).

So when I got out of bed to get the C-man last weekend it didn’t really surprise me to see that he had himself a dirty diaper… hey. Guy’s got to do what a guy’s go to do right? What did surprise me a bit was the next 4 stinkers that he proceeded to produce in the next few hours. Wow… can that boy poop!

So Saturday night rolls around and we’re sitting down at the dinner table and A’s continuing to do her Super Mom duties. In the middle of dinner she gets up to put a load of laundry in the dryer and BAM… it happened. As soon as I heard it I knew it was bad. We’ve got a stackable washer and dryer and the dryer door on the top had opened without her knowing it. She stood up directly in to the bottom of the door. By the time I got there (about 8 seconds later) there was already quite a bit of blood flowing. G-man was so cute… he came over and tried to console his Mom. Off to the emergency room we went. I’m happy to say that A was a complete trooper through both her Tetanus shot as well as the 7 staples that she had to get in her noggin. And THAT my friends is why I’m not a big fan of laundry… it’s incredibly dangerous!

Hockey Masks, Razor Blades & Impalements… Oh My

Chewie — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:35:06 +0000

The fall seems to be synonymous with horror movies. It might be due to a little flick called Halloween. In any case I’m a HUGE fan of the genre. For my money I’d pick a horror/slasher flick any day of the week. Sure they’re campy, gory and go for the surprise factor but I absolutely LOVE them. For a genre that’s one part blood, one part gore, two parts T & A and three parts bad story I just can’t get enough. Without further adieu, here’s a list of my Top 10 favorite horror flicks (in no particular order). Note: I’m not going to bother distinguishing between “horror” and “slasher” in this list. Also, please don’t think that I’m suggesting that these are the “best” out there… just my favs.

The Shining (1980)
Starring Jack Nicholson is his definitive role, Shelley Duvall and Scatman Crothers, The Shining is directed by Stanley Kubrick based on a novel by Stephen King. That right there should tell you all you need to know about its brilliance but I’ll continue. The film tells the story of writer Jack Torrance (Nicholson), who takes a job as caretaker of the Overlook Hotel which always gets snowed in during the winter months. Jack’s son Danny discovers that he’s got an ability to see ghosts and he begins to go crazy. Jack on the other hand suffers from a severe case of writers block and eventually goes completely nuts. Between “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” and “redrum” this is an incredibly quotable movie and as with every Kubrick flick you’re going to see some freaky shit in there.

The Exorcist III (1990)
Remember, this is a list of my favorites – not necessarily the best horror flicks out there. If we’re talking about this franchise the original Exorcist from 1973 is obviously a superior film, but the third installment is by far a better horror film. This entry takes place 15 years after the events of the original film and thankfully completely ignores the piece of crap that was Exorcist II: The Heretic . George C. Scott reprises his role from the first film and is trying to track down the elusive Gemini Killer who has been deceased for some time (portrayed by Brad Dourif – best known now for his role of Grima Wormtongue in the LOTR films). This flick is creepy to the max. Any time you throw religious themes into a horror flick you open up new levels of weirdness.

Halloween (1978)
The original “slasher” film which introduced us to “The Shape” that would become known as Michael Myers. Even if you’ve never seen this film if you’re a horror fan you’ve see homages to it. Originally titled The Babysitter Murders the film tells the story of a serial murderer who terrorizes the town of Haddonfield, Illinois on Halloween. Many of the “rules” that are joked about in Scream come from this film: sexually active teens, folks saying “I’ll be right back” and the concept of “Is he really dead” were all born here. Actually this is a pretty slow slasher film in comparison to the stuff we get today (for example we get like 10 deaths in the first few minutes of the newest Friday The 13th film). That said there’s an incredible sense of suspense here heightened by not only the camera angles used but possibly the best horror movie score ever created.

Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Here’s another example of favorite vs. better film. The original Nightmare is obviously the “better” film but I’d choose Dream Warriors every day of the week if I had to watch just one. Just like Exorcist III ignored it’s sub-par previous entry, Dream Warriors makes no mention of the crappy second flick in the Nightmare franchise. Heather Langenkamp reprises her role of Nancy who is now a specialist in dream therapy (how’s that for ironic). She of course is consulting a new group of kids battling Freddy Krueger (a demon who murders children in their sleep which consequently kills them in real life). The title character Kristen has the ability to draw others into her dreams making her capable of battling Freddy. I’ve always loved the concept behind this franchise and some of the most inventive deaths ever put to screen put this on the top of my list.

Seven (also known as Se7en) (1995)
Sometimes horror movie killers are evil incarnate. Other times they are plodding killing machines. Kevin Spacey’s John Doe is quite simply one of the most disturbing killers out there. Doe is attempting to carry out 7 murders based on the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. This is a very dark look into the mind of a killer and Spacey does an AMAZING job bringing John Doe to life. While he’s not physically imposing like Michael or Jason he’s definitely as scary. This is one of those movies that’s pretty disturbing so it’s probably not one that you’ll re watch time and again but you definitely should put it in your cue if you’ve never watched it.

Saw (2004)
Saw is the first of the “torture porn” sub-genre that we’ve been treated to in recent years. As I said when I first reviewed the film “horror hasn’t looked so good in years”. The once per year sequels that we’ve been treated to have been garbage but this first one still stands out as one of my favorites as it’s a “thinking man’s horror movie”. Two men awake in a strange room and are given instructions (unbeknown to the other) to kill the other. They are the latest victims of the Jigsaw Killer, who doesn’t actually kill his victims but rather invents ways for them to kill themselves or one another.

Hellraiser (1987)
To try and explain the plot of Hellraiser to someone who’s never seen it is like trying to eat melted ice cream with a fork. It’s a tale of a puzzle box, demons from Hell and lots and lots of gore. In all honesty, I have a really difficult time following any of these movies but as a horror fan that just doesn’t really matter. Based on a novel by Clive Barker it explores the concepts of pain vs. pleasure in a truly horrific way. The characters of Pinhead and the Cenobites are icons in this genre.

Friday The 13th Part III (1982)
A third example of favorite vs. better film. The original Friday the 13th is incredible horror movie partly because we don’t know who the killer is until the climax of the film – in fact it’s not even the iconic Jason Voorhees that’s doing the killing in the original. When it comes to horror icons there’s nothing quite like the hockey mask that Jason wears. Said hockey mask makes its first appearance in this film which also contains some great kills. This was intended to be the “final” film in the series which is shown in the final scene of the movie. The fact that it was released in 3D gives all the more enjoyment – though it’s more just for “cheese” factor.

Scream (1996)
This is a “smart” horror movie if I’ve ever seen one. It takes all of the cliches of the genre and plays right into them. If you’re a horror fan I’d be shocked if you’ve never seen this one but if it was too “mainstream” for you when it came out I’d strongly urge you to see it. The sequels were not nearly as good but the original is great. One year after the death of Sidney Prescott’s (Neve Campbell) mom two of her classmates turn up dead (after an opening scene that is AWESOME). From here we’re introduced to a murder mystery where no one is safe, everyone is a suspect and what you know about horror might just save your life.

The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Horror on a budget. Much has been made about this film which was made for less than a million and made nearly 250 million (the the time the most successful independent film in history). Shot documentary style it tells the story of three filmmakers who hike into the Black Hills of Burkittsville, Maryland to film a documentary about a local legend known as the Blair Witch. We are told that they were never heard from again and we are being shown their missing footage. Suffice to say that the idea of “going to the corner” will never be the same again.

Alien (1979)
This is generally thought of as a science fiction movie, but the first one in the series is a straight up horror movie that happens to be set in space. The idea of being trapped in a location has never been as frightening as it is here. There is definitely some iconic stuff in here with inclusion of the facehugger, the Alien bursting through someones chest and the Alien itself. Sigorney Weaver stars in her career defining role of Ripley and does an absolutely amazing job. The sequel Aliens is many people’s favorite but for me its the original all the way.

Jaws (1975)
Based on a novel by Peter Benchley, Jaws brings terror to the screen in the form of Bruce the Shark. Not only was this an incredible horror movie but it was the first of the “summer blockbusters” and it definitely didn’t disappoint. For me, horror movies are at their best when the killer strikes out of nowhere and when the sense of suspense has been built throughout the film. Jaws does an incredible job of both. The first kill is gruesome and simplistic. By the end of the film you see a killing machine turn the resort town of Amity Island into a ghost town. There are some outstanding performances in here but Bruce steals the show. We’re definitely going to need a bigger boat.

OK – so this is a list of 12 rather than 10. As I was putting my list together I got to the end and realized that I hadn’t included Alien or Jaws. I’d left them off the list initially because Alien is typically thought of as a “space movie” and Jaws is normally seen as a “suspense” film. After some further reflection I’ve decided that these are horror movies in my book and with that distinction they NEED to be on this list.

Jason Is Back On “Friday The 13th”

Chewie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:51:52 +0000

In 1980 the face of horror movies changed. We were introduced to Camp Crystal Lake and a killer named Jason Voorhees (yes, I know that Jason’s mother was the killer in the original… stick with me). From 1980 to 2003, we were given 11 sequels that took Jason from Crystal Lake to deep space, New York City and even to Hell. After nearly 30 years it was time for this franchise to get rebooted… apparently.

Horror movies have never been about plot so I won’t bore you with details other than to say that this is theoretically re-telling the first four Friday the 13th films. There are some obvious differences from the originals. For example, the original film takes place during the opening credits of this version and Jason witnesses his mother’s death. From there we follow Clay as he’s attempting to locate his sister Whitney who’s been “missing” for 6 weeks after a camping trip to Crystal Lake.

If you ask me there’s no need for this to be a reboot – it could have just as easily been a sequel and I would have been happy. Other than the fact that Michael Bay produced this one there’s not a single big name in the cast or crew. That’s actually a good thing though as I hate seeing a horror movie with someone I know in it. Aside from the loose plot similarities and the fact that Jason wears a hockey mask this really isn’t a Friday the 13th movie. Part of what made Jason so scary is that he was methodical and plodding. He really did stalk his prey and just waited for them to trip and fall. In this incarnation he’s anything but plodding… he’s quick, fast and ready for action.

He’s also (apparently) a great archer which leads to a great kill. Speaking of kills, there are some great ones here. The bow and arrow head shot from out of nowhere, a teen being cooked in a sleeping bag (post-coitus of course) and a very inventive screwdriver to the throat really speak to the “slasher” genre. I saw the “Killer Cut” so I’m not sure what was in the theater version but there are a few in there that are really brutal. If I wasn’t constantly comparing this to the originals I would have been very entertained.

If you’re a fan of horror flicks you should definitely check this one out. If you’re a Friday the 13th purist (cause there are so many of us out there) you may be a bit let down. For my money the original is one of the best horror flicks out there (with Halloween being a close second) and I just don’t believe that it needed to be retold. That said, I’m REALLY interested to see what the next movie brings us… it will be the 13th installment. Time will tell!

The WrestleMania 25 Drinking Game

Chewie — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:36:21 +0000

Pip and I get together every year (just about) and celebrate our geekdom by watching the “Grandaddy of them all” – WrestleMania. For those of you that don’t know, this is the WWE’s flagship show and marks the end of the wrestling “season” if there was such a thing. It’s the culmination of story lines that have been going on for quite a while and it’s always the event that is seen by most households. A few years ago we started a new tradition… The Beeramid. In order to create said structure we create a yearly drinking game to be played while watching the event. Below is this years list.

3 drinks for every match outcome missed.
1 drink every time someone uses a sunset flip.
3 drinks for each wrestler who bleeds.
5 drinks for each “legend” that shows up unannounced.
4 drinks if Vince McMahon gets assaulted in any capacity (doesn’t count if he’s scheduled to wrestle).
Finish beer for appearance of a midget.
Shotgun a beer and kick each other in the balls if Undertaker loses.
1 drink per “foreign object” used.
3 drinks for a finishing move reversal.
3 drinks when a title changes hands.
1 drink every time footage of a dead wrestler is shown or they are referenced.
Finish beer if Austin gets involved in any of the matches.
2 drinks for every time JR says “slobberknocker”.